Looking at Maps and Globes

Rookie Read-About Geography

by Carmen Bredeson

This introductory book describes maps and globes, including the map legend, map scale, directions, equator, and North and South Poles.

Genres: Nonfiction, Geography

31 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

Carmen Bredeson is the author of The Spindletop Gusher: The Story of the Texas Oil Boom. She has also written more than 50 non-fiction books for children on topics such as space, exploration, holidays, history and geology. She travels the world getting ideas for her books with her husband, a petroleum engineer. She lives in Katy, Texas.

Reviews

[Anna Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple book about maps, what's on them, how you interpret them, and use them.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very basic book about maps and globes.

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good introduction to the basics of maps.